GOSHEN, Ind. - The Goshen men's volleyball team ended their stretch of five straight matches against teams ranked in the top 15 or receiving votes with a five-set loss to Lourdes on Tuesday. The Gray Wolves won 16-25, 26-24, 19-25, 25-18, 15-10.

The Leafs were unstoppable in the first and third sets. They had 32 combined kills to just two attack errors in those frames. They had a .609 hitting percentage in the first and .571 in the third. Hasan Hadzic had eight kills in the first set.

The second set was Goshen's for the taking. They led 20-16, but Lourdes came back and led 24-23. A service error tied it back again, but they took the following two points to win the set 26-24. On the other hand, GC never had a lead in the fourth or fifth sets. They tied it at 7-7 in the fifth, but Lourdes ended the match on an 8-3 run.

Hadzic had 31 kills - his career-high as a Maple Leaf. He added four aces, seven digs, a solo block and a block assist. Hadzic leads the NAIA in kills per set at 4.85. He is third in overall kills with 126 and fourth in aces per set at 1.04. Ishmail Bangura had 13 kills, three aces and seven digs. Bruno Barac had seven kills, no attack errors and a .700 hitting percentage. Igor Sapucaia had 51 assists and is now at 101 for the season.

Goshen (3-4, 0-1 WHAC) is at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College on Friday, February 16, at 7:00 pm.